Ashley: An Odd Football Game

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Stepping inside the gates of Stanford's first football game against San Jose State, I expected it to be just like any other game. Boy was I in for a HUGE surprise. What first caught my attention was the lack of polished uniforms our band has. Instead of wearing clean cut and sharp suits with various embellishments, the band sported hats with a variety of buttons and shirt and pant sets with bright red blazers.

If that didn't come as odd, I also caught a glimpse of the "naked" tree - a person decked out in lime green bodysuit - that danced along with the band. Although the band run from last week (a campus wide party led by the band that usually involves nude instrumentalists) should have shown me that our band was not like any other, it did not prepare me for this wild night at the stadium!

As the game goes on, I encounter all sorts of odd traditions like shaking your keys on a kickoff, chanting after a first down, and shouting obscenities at the referee as a group. All of these traditions made my first college game both fun and unexpected. I guess my time here at Stanford will be more liberal than I thought! Whether that is a good thing or not, you all will find out in my future blogs!